Tribal Trails and Sacred Peaks: Northeast India’s Living Wilderness
For those seeking a journey that blends moderate physical activity with deep cultural immersion, Assam and West Arunachal Pradesh offer an unparalleled experience where ancient tribal traditions, pristine wilderness, and spiritual heritage converge. This region is a sanctuary where semi-evergreen forests meet the mighty Brahmaputra River, sacred monasteries cling to misty mountainsides, and indigenous communities […]
Echoes of Majuli: Coming Home to a Culture I Never Fully Knew
By Julie Kagti, Curator — Curtain Call Adventures I grew up hearing the Brahmaputra spoken of the way others speak of a god — with reverence, with a little fear, and with the quiet understanding that it gives and takes on its own terms. I knew the festivals, the food, the language, the particular slant […]
Roots, Rivers & Recipes: Through Forests, Farms & Family Kitchens
A journey of taste and time through the hidden heart of Assam and Meghalaya. The morning mist was still clinging to the emerald slopes of the Khasi Hills when I realized that the best way to understand a culture is not through its monuments, but through its meals. My boots were muddy, my lungs filled […]
Beyond the Ordinary: My Journey Curating Intense Immersive Experiences in Northeast India
When I was growing up in the tea plantations of Assam, I never imagined that one day I would spend my life designing travel experiences. But as I grew older, I realized something profound: the most meaningful moments of my childhood weren’t the grand gestures—they were the quiet afternoons spent learning from my grandmother, the […]
Walk the Eastern Himalayas: Discover the Art of Slow Travel in India’s Best-Kept Secret
In a world obsessed with summits and personal records, the Eastern Himalayas whisper a different invitation—one that asks you to slow down, breathe deeply, and discover what lies beyond the pursuit of peaks. Trekking , walking, birdwatching, botanical trails,Rumbling on ancient trails. If you’ve spent years dreaming of trekking in the Himalayas, you’ve probably imagined […]
The Art of Foraging – Traditions of The Indigenous Karbi Tribesmen
Beyond the iconic rhinos & safaris of Kaziranga National Park lies a profound, ancient rhythm—the art of foraging. In the dense bamboo forest hills and vibrant floodplains of the Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong landscape, the indigenous Karbi tribesmen continue a legacy of traditional ecological knowledge that has sustained their communities for generations. For the Karbi people, the […]
The Last Lines on Their Faces: Meeting Apatani Women in Ziro
There are journeys where the landscape first holds you, and then, slowly, the people teach you how to look at it. Ziro Valley in Arunachal Pradesh is one such place. It arrives in layers: the wet-rice fields stretched like mirrors between pine-covered hills, the bamboo groves, the old village paths, the new concrete homes, the […]
Assam Rewilded: Tea, Tribes and Tourism Done Right
Assam Rewilded: Tea, Tribes and Tourism Done Right By a recent traveler as told to Julie Kagti The Brahmaputra River, born from a Tibetan glacier, has shaped the destiny of Assam for millennia. Its annual rhythms dictate the agricultural cycles, the intricate patterns woven into local textiles, and the very architecture of the communities that […]
The Threads That Bind Us: A Journey Through Northeast India’s Living Looms
The Threads That Bind Us: A Journey Through Northeast India’s Living Looms I learned to weave from Aita, my Assamese grandmother, when I was just seven years old. During mid-mornings or late afternoons on our tea estate, when the heat of the day settled into a quiet hum, she would sit at her loom. To […]
Echoes of the East: A Journey into the Heart of Eastern Himalayan Heritage
As part of the larger “Journey across the Himalayas – Ours to Tell” event, a first-of-its-kind multidisciplinary festival celebrating the stories of and from the Himalayas, the “Echoes of the East” exhibition, focussed on Intangible cultural practises of the northeast. A Royal Enfield social mission, this initiative brought together 50 communities, partners, and artists to […]